Egg-carrier



(NoModel.)

J. A. BERRY.

EGG CARRIER.

Ne. 312,319. Peeented Pebl 17, 1885.

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JOHN A. BERRY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

EGG-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 312,319, dated February 17, 1885.

Application 'ed August 20, i884. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOI-IN A. BERRY, of Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Egg-Carriers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in the construction of what are ordinarily termed egg-carriers, 7 or cases in which eggs are shipped, sub-divided into compartments, each being designed to hold one egg, so that the eggs are not allowed to come into Contact, thereby lessening to the minimum the risk of breakage. v

The invention consistsin the peculiar combination and construction of the parts, as more fully hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this specification, my invention is shown in perspective with the cover removed, and with a portion of the outer wall removed to show the interior arrangement.

A represents an exterior concentric ring l of a suitable size to tit easily within the cylindrical package B,which 1s provided with a removable cover, C, and with a hail, D.

E are a series of cylindrical shells open at top and bottom, and of a suitable size to receive an egg. These shells are .formed of pasteboard or of thin veneer, preferably, and are arranged around the interior of the ring A, and they are held in place by another and intermediate concentric ring,F,inside of which are arranged another series of similar shells,G,

which are in their turn heldin place by another concentric ring, H,within which are arranged another series of similar shells, I. These shells are made sufficiently deep to allow an egg to be concealed within them, and in use one of these devices is inserted within the cylindrical package so as to rest on the bottom thereof. Then each shell is filled with an egg, when a cover, J, made preferably of .pasteboard or veneer, is placed on top of the device, and this cover forms the floor upon which to rest another series of similar shells, which in turn are filled with eggs, and the process repeated until the cylindrical outside package is filled, when the cover C is employed to hold the whole in place. This cover may be provided with suitable fastenings, if desired.

What I claim as my invention is- An egg-carrying device composed of a series of open-ended cylinders arranged in concentric series, each series being surrounded by a concentric ring and adapted to tit into a cylindrical outside package, in combination with removable partitions by means of which the devices are separated from each other, substantially as described.

JOHN A. BERRY.

` Witnesses:

H. S. SPRAGUE, E. W. ANDREWS. 

